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Jane Lackey (born 1948), is an American visual artist and educator, primarily working in mixed media art and fiber art.[1][2] She was named a fellow of the American Craft Council (ACC) in 2014. Lackey lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico since 2009.[3]

Biography

Jane Lackey was born in 1948, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[4] Lackey attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (now the University of Tennessee, from 1966 to 1968), the University of California, Los Angeles (in 1969);[5] and she received a BFA degree in 1974 from the California College of the Arts, and a MFA degree in 1979 from Cranbrook Academy of Art.[2][6]

She taught and chair of the fiber arts department from 1980 to 1997 at the Kansas City Art Institute.[2] Followed by heading the fiber arts department from 1997 until 2007 at Cranbrook Academy of Art.[2] She also taught at Santa Fe University of Art and Design.[3]

Her artwork can be found in museum collections, including the Cranbrook Art Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts,[7] and the James A. Michener Collection at Kent State University.[2]

References

  1. ^ Haddad, Natalie; Zastudil, Nancy (2023-09-10). "Jane Lackey's String Theory". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Jane Lackey". American Craft Council (ACC). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ^ a b "Jane Lackey". Tamarind Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  4. ^ Wittkopp, Gregory (2007). Hot House: Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook, 1970-2007. Cranbrook Art Museum. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-9668577-6-4.
  5. ^ Retzer, John Porter (1986). Fiber R/evolution: Exhibition. Milwaukee Art Museum. p. 100.
  6. ^ Multiplicity in Clay, Metal, Fiber: July 7-September 23, 1984. Skidmore College Art Center. 1984.
  7. ^ "camo-folder". Detroit Institute of Arts Museum (DIA). Retrieved 2024-01-11.


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